Port of Cork to leave city centre by 2050 to facilitate urban regeneration

Chief Executive of the Port of Cork Company, Eoin McGettigan, said one of the city quays and another in Tivoli "are very suitable for compact living".

Mr McGettigan said as the closest port to continental Europe, Cork has benefitted from Brexit. Picture: Larry Cummins

The Port of Cork is to release the City Quays and Tivoli Docks for urban regeneration and compact living by 2050, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Chief Executive of the Port of Cork Company, Eoin McGettigan, said a masterplan for the port which is due to be published by the end of this month will detail steps as to how the port will change by 2050.